Nine To Noon
6,045 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsFrom nine to noon every weekday, Kathryn Ryan talks to the people driving the news - in New Zealand and around the world. Delve beneath the headlines to find out the real story, listen to Nine to Noon's expert commentators and reviewers and catch up with the latest lifestyle trends on this award-winning programme.
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Why some people push themselves to the limit
June 22, 2021 22:07 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBJenny Valentish was researching a book about addiction and substance abuse she noticed something curious. Some people who treated drug taking like an Olympic sport, would, upon getting sober, hurl themselves into other extreme persuits, like marathon running, boxing or body building. So she decided to find out why some people are so all-or-nothing. Her new book is a window into the experiences of people who push their boundaries to limit, including a female bare-knuckle boxer and a forme...
Delta variant 'incredibly infectious' : WHO advisor
June 22, 2021 21:49 - 9 minutes - 9.15 MBThe Sydney case who visited Wellington sparking the latest Covid scare here has not been confirmed as having the Delta variant of the virus, but the Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says health offiicials are assuming it is. The cluster in Sydney now numbers 21 with 10 new cases just yesterday. WHO advisor and Professor of Epidemiology at the University of New South Wales, Professor Mary-Louise McLaws, says it is incredibly infectious.
Andrew Little calls for mental health 'stocktake'
June 22, 2021 21:25 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBHealth Minister Andrew Little joins Kathryn to talk about the pressure the government is under to roll out its record $1.9b investment in mental health, after revelations just $9m of $235m fund for mental health facilities has been allocated. Minister Little says he wants the funding to roll out faster, and has signalled a review of what's been achieved so far.
Wellington on high alert after Covid-visit
June 22, 2021 21:09 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBHealth authorities are scrambling to work out where a Covid-positive visitor from Australia went when he and his partner visited Wellington over the weekend June 19 - 21. Four close contacts have been identified and are isolating. Kathryn is joined by University of Otago epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker to talk about the risks to Wellingtonians. You can see the list of locations the man went to here.
How fresh is the air we breathe?
June 21, 2021 23:30 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBNew Zealanders make take it for granted that we live in a clean, green part of the world but just how fresh is the air we breathe? Many Kiwis would be surprised by what we're breathing in, says analytical chemist Dr Joel Rindelaub.
Book review: Books Do Furnish a Life by Richard Dawkins
June 21, 2021 22:35 - 4 minutes - 4.57 MBSonja de Friez reviews Books Do Furnish a Life by Richard Dawkins, published by Penguin Random House
Sir Michael Cullen on a distinguished career and Labour's highs and lows
June 21, 2021 22:05 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBSir Michael Cullen has had a long and distinguished career in academia, politics and business. The former Labour finance minister, deputy Prime Minister and close confidant of Helen Clark is best known for introducing the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, also known as the Cullen Fund; Kiwi Saver and the Working for Families package. As senior whip when the Fourth Labour Government came to power in 1984, he had a ringside seat to the era of Rogernomics, and the implosion of the relationsh...
M.bovis: inhumane and traumatising - new study
June 21, 2021 21:30 - 9 minutes - 8.3 MBA study of the psycho-social impact of M.bovis on Southland's rural communities had found the Government's response was bureaucratic, inhumane and traumatising to farmers. The University of Otago study also found MPI ignored local knowledge, including that of rural vets. Researchers at the University's Rural Health department presented their two year findings in Winton last night, with MPI present. Gathered farmers were told the intrusive, impractical and inhumane nature of MPI's eradica...
Trawl fishing to be banned, new protected areas for Hauraki Gulf
June 21, 2021 21:05 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBTrawl fishing will be largely banned and 18 new protection areas created in the Hauraki Gulf under a proposal released by the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, David Parker, this morning. The Hauraki Gulf covers an area of more than 1.2 million hectare stretching from Mangawhai in the north, to Waihi on the Coromandel Peninsula with more than 50 islands including Great Barrier and Waiheke. David Parker says getting the sustainability of the Hauraki Gulf right could set a precedent for r...
Healthy nutrition for women at every stage
June 20, 2021 23:36 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBAustralia's national science agency CSIRO has a new book focusing on lifelong nutrition for women - The CSIRO Women's Health and Nutrition Guide.
Book review: Rangikura by Tayi Tibble
June 20, 2021 22:38 - 7 minutes - 6.47 MBPaul Diamond reviews Rangikura by Tayi Tibble, published by VUP.
Envoy: Shark Cull - Andre Borell
June 20, 2021 22:17 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBAlthough some are protected and endangered, off Australia's east coast sharks are also culled - according to a new documentary. Narrated by Eric Bana, Envoy: Shark Cull is about the world's longest running coastal shark safety programmes. Shark nets and drum lines have been in place since the 1930s in Queensland and in New South Wales, with the stated aim of keeping swimmers safe. The film delivers the message that shark protection programmes aren't just counter-productive and cruel, the...
Tokomaru Bay flood evacuees
June 20, 2021 22:07 - 9 minutes - 9.11 MBKathryn speaks to Tokomaru Bay residents affected by flooding in the area, including Rick Whaitiri - from Arthur Street in Tokomaru Bay who says it was like a dam burst through his property, washing away his sister's caravan. She'll also talk to Irena Smith and Kevin McKay.
Wellington Spatial Plan: Heritage or new houses?
June 20, 2021 21:34 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBA controversial plan to create more homes for a growing population in Wellington is back on the council's table, with another version of the 30 year Spatial Plan released last week, to be voted on this Thursday. The latest iteration increased the areas of houses protected due to their character, to the dismay of people who want to see more growth in the city. But character areas will be reduced by 60 percent compared to now under the plan. Key to the creation of the spatial plan, which w...
Clean-up begins in Tokomaru Bay
June 20, 2021 21:31 - 3 minutes - 3.15 MBA big clean-up is underway in Tokomaru Bay on the East Coast following a weekend deluge of more than 200mm of rain in 24 hours. Kathryn speaks to Gisborne Regional Civil Defence Group Controller David Wilson.
Kiwi households struggle to pay power bills amid price hikes
June 20, 2021 21:09 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBRising power prices have are placing Kiwi households under pressure, with 18 per cent reporting a struggle to pay bills over the past year. Consumer NZ's most recent survey found 16 per cent of people had missed paying their power bill by the due date, 12 per cent had overdue fees as a result and one in ten said they'd been refused service by a power company because of missed payments.There's no requirement for retailers to supply power, and in 2020 there were more than 12,500 disconnect...
Book review: Temporary by Hilary Leichter
June 17, 2021 22:38 - 6 minutes - 5.62 MBBriar Lawry from Unity Books reviews Temporary by Hilary Leichter, published by Faber.
Tara Mulvany: addicted to long trips
June 17, 2021 22:07 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBTara Mulvany is the first woman to circumnavigate New Zealand's three main islands by sea kayak. She has also ticked off the first ever circumnavigation by sea kayak of the high Arctic Svalbard archipelago, clocking up 40 polar bear encounters over 2,200kms of paddling in 71 days. Tara admits to being addicted to long trips. Her latest long expedition was a two and a half month walk from Nelson Lakes to Fiordland. Tara is appearing at the Mountain Film Festival in Wanaka on June 27th and...
Data company brings "intelligent eye" to managing herd health
June 17, 2021 21:40 - 8 minutes - 7.61 MBA Dunedin data company has brought high-tech analytics to the dairy farm in an effort to help farmers detect lameness in cows. Powered by artificial intelligence software, Iris Data Science's cameras collect tens of thousands of data points from cows leaving the milking shed each day, and use them to monitor the health of each cow. The company has adapted the technology it used when creating the world’s first sheep facial recognition system - this time to help with the early detection ...
Fish dumping ban "biggest change to management in 100 years"
June 17, 2021 21:08 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBFisheries scientist says the Government's move to ban commercial fishing skippers throwing unwanted catch overboard is is the biggest change to fisheries management in 100 years. The Minister for Oceans and Fisheries David Parker, has announced law changes requiring commercial skippers to bring their total catch back to port. Cameras will be put on 300 vessels over four years to enforce the new rules, at a cost of $68 million. The changes follow a damming report in 2016 by Mike Heron QC,...
Understanding Generation Alpha: Kids born between 2010 and 2024
June 16, 2021 23:30 - 20 minutes - 19 MBThere are the Builders, the Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z. But what about the youngest kids today - and the ones that are yet to be born over the next few years? Mark McCrindle is a social researcher who helped create their moniker: Generation Alpha.
GDP up 1.6% - NZ avoids recession
June 16, 2021 23:07 - 5 minutes - 5.22 MBThe country's economy grew by 1.6 per cent in the first quarter of this year - much higher than economists had predicted. The rise follows a 1 percent drop in the December 2020 quarter and captures the ten days of Auckland level 3 lockdown in February/early March. Kathryn speaks with Gyles Beckford, RNZ Business Editor.
Book review - Checkmate in Berlin by Giles Milton
June 16, 2021 22:40 - 6 minutes - 5.99 MBHarry Broad reviews Checkmate in Berlin by Giles Milton, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand.
999 - The hidden story of the women on the first Jewish transport to Auschwitz
June 16, 2021 22:10 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBOn March 25, 1942, 997 young, mainly middle class women boarded a train in Slovakia. They'd been told to report to central locations in the country's east to sign up for what was described as "government service". The women were unmarried, and they were Jewish.
Covid-related pressure crushing agribusiness leaders' morale
June 16, 2021 21:35 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBA KPMG Agribusiness Agenda report warns extreme pressure is crushing morale and causing fatigue in agribusiness leadership, citing Covid-19 related labour shortages and shipping challenges among factors thwarting agribusiness leaders.
Are we failing to future-proof houses for the disabled?
June 16, 2021 21:25 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBThere are growing calls for the Building Act to require all new housing to be easily adaptable for people with disabilities and for our aging population. A recent study found that one in six New Zealanders need modifications to their home, and yet the key features of accessibility; level pathways and entrances, an easily accessible bathroom, and wide doorways, are only found in five percent of new homes.
Thousands of healthcare workers underpaid for seven years
June 16, 2021 21:08 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBUp to 15 thousand workers at the country's largest health care provider have been underpaid for seven years. HealthCare New Zealand provides nursing, disability, mental health and rehabilitation services nationwide and is the latest employer to have underpaid workers, due to the complexity of the Holidays Act.
Science with Allan Blackman
June 15, 2021 23:51 - 7 minutes - 7.18 MBAllan joins Kathryn to talk about why it's taken 20 years to sequence the human genome - but there's still more to be done. Why have three experts resigned from the US Food and Drug Administration over the approval of an Alzheimer's drug? And could a mosquito hack cut the rates of Dengue Fever? Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistry, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology
America's cup hosting offer rejected
June 15, 2021 23:46 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MBThe next America's Cup looks very unlikely to be raced in New Zealand. The Board of Team New Zealand has this morning rejected the joint Crown-Auckland Council offer of just under $100 million in cash and support to host the next regatta. The Auckland mayor Phil Goff has just been speaking to media. RNZ reporter Sarah Robson.
New book challenges Kiwi farming stereotypes
June 15, 2021 23:32 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBAsked to think of a "typical Kiwi farmer" and your mind might stray to a Fred Dagg or a Wal Footrot, but a new book has captured the diversity of those making a living off the land. The Kiwi Farmers Guide to Life: Rural Tales from the Heartland has been written by agricultural journalist Tim Fulton. It includes 25 stories of those in the agri-field, mostly farmers or farming families - but also agri-business entrepreneurs and scientists. The book doesn't shy away from examining farming's...
Book review: Party Legend by Sam Duckor Jones
June 15, 2021 22:38 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MBFaith Wilson reviews Party Legend by Sam Duckor Jones, published by VUP.
Steve Biddulph: why we need to listen to our gut instinct
June 15, 2021 22:07 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBPsychologist and author Steve Biddulph is a best known for his very popular parenting books Raising Boys and Raising Girls. His latest book takes on a slightly bigger subject: the human race in general! Steve Biddulph says humans have a kind of super-sense, often called a gut instinct, which we need to learn how to tap into in order to become fully human. He argues if we pay attention, this super-sense can offer us daily guidance on all manner of decisions - from whether to leave a relat...
New research: bus-sized rocks swamped Kaikoura Canyon
June 15, 2021 21:34 - 13 minutes - 12 MBNew data revealing the sheer unseen power of an earthquake, indicates a "mega flood" of rocks swamped Kaikoura's seabed during 2016's 7.8 quake. On-going research undertaken by NIWA using Swedish robots, shows boulders the size of a doubledecker bus, in a hundreds-of-metres high avalanche, have fundamentally altered Kaikoura canyon's geography and exceptional ecology. Before the earthquake the Kaikoura canyon was an acclaimed biodiversity hotspot. Just hundreds of meters off the coast, i...
Ski industry pleads for visas for skilled workers
June 15, 2021 21:22 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBSki industry leaders are pleading with the Government to cut red tape and allow skilled overseas workers in for the winter, saying the economic revival of regional areas is at stake. Ski operators say they're in urgent need of highly-skilled groomer operators and don't understand why Immigration New Zealand is declining those visa applications. Meanwhile other specialised workers -- ski instructors -- are having visas approved, but are facing huge wait times to have them processed. They ...
Regional Council wants buses back in public ownership
June 15, 2021 21:08 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBThe Wellington Regional Council is pushing the government to put buses and bus infrastructure back into public ownership. The capital's bus system continues to struggle with driver shortages - which have led to cancelled buses and changes to the timetables. There have also been strikes amid recent pay talks between NZBus and the union - a deal was reached yesterday, confirmed to RNZ by the Tramways Union. The Government is reviewing the Public Transport Operating Model which was introduc...
A life of poetry - Harry Ricketts
June 14, 2021 23:30 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBHarry Ricketts is a poet, editor, biographer and has taught English literature and creative writing at Victoria University in Wellington. During his career he has published more than thirty books. His latest is - The selected poems of Harry Ricketts.
Book review - At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop
June 14, 2021 22:40 - 4 minutes - 3.88 MBKiran Dass reviews the 2021 International Booker Prize winner At Night All Blood is Black, written by David Diop, published by Pushkin.
Sebastian Junger on what it means to be free
June 14, 2021 22:07 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBAmerican journalist Sebastian Junger's latest book ruminates on the concept of freedom and what it means to be free in a modern society. He had ample opportunity to do it during his 600-kilometre hike along railroad lines on America's east coast.
'Some were horrible' - New research into mental health units
June 14, 2021 21:35 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBDr Gabrielle Jenkin is the Director of the Suicide and Mental Health Research Group at Otago University, Wellington. For the past four years she has been conducting in depth research into four acute adult psychiatric wards around the country, interviewing service users, family members and staff and looking at the actual physical environments and design of the facilities.
Former Skypath design lead proposes new harbour bridge design
June 14, 2021 21:07 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBThe former design lead for the abandoned SkyPath planned for the Auckland Harbour Bridge says the Waitemata needs a new crossing - but not the boxy expensive one the government wants.
Abbeyfield: how heath and housing can go hand in hand
June 13, 2021 23:51 - 7 minutes - 6.74 MBBill joins Kathryn to look at at Abbeyfield, a housing initiative that offers independent living for older people in the company of others, by a largely volunteer community provider. Residents pay reasonable food and board, with none of the complications of retirement villages. Should more investment go into similar community endeavours? Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.
Cooking duck with Jenny Garing
June 13, 2021 23:37 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBDuck shooting season is underway in various parts of the country - so we're looking at the many ways to serve the game bird. Jenny Garing Is a food writer, loves opportunities to teach culinary skills and she also creates exotic spice blends for her Ground Gourmet Essentials range. She is presenting a Blenheim community cooking course later this month - the focus will be 'Cooking All Things Duck', including striving for the perfect duck fat roast potato.
Book review: Should We Stay Or Should We Go by Lionel Shriver
June 13, 2021 22:41 - 4 minutes - 3.87 MBDavid Hill reviews Should We Stay Or Should We Go by Lionel Shriver, published by Harper Collins.
Author Suzanne McCourt on her husband's escape from Poland
June 13, 2021 22:07 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBAustralian author Suzanne McCourt, found inspiration for her latest novel from a diary sent to her husband in the post. It had come from his Uncle Kazimierz in Poland, and contained the details of his father and uncle and the life they led under occupation - Russian and German - through the most devastating wars of the 20th century. Suzanne's husband Stan escaped post-war Poland and set out to Australia by sea. He helped to translate his uncle's diary, and it's helped form the basis of S...
International space agreement takes off
June 13, 2021 21:30 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBNew Zealand has become the latest signatory to an international space agreement, but has made clear its particular concern is about ensuring the sustainability of space mining. The Artemis Accords are a set of principles to guide space cooperation, and will support NASA's plans to return humans to the moon by 2024 and to launch a historic mission to Mars. The government says as one of only a few countries with space launch capability, New Zealand must take the responsibilities of kaitiak...
'A perfect storm': Major backlog in employment disputes
June 13, 2021 21:12 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBEmployment lawyers say a 'perfect storm' of factors have caused a massive backlog in cases waiting to be heard by the Employment Relations Authority, putting strain on employers and employees awaiting decisions. The Employment Relations Authority helps to solve employment disputes if the issue cannot be resolved through mediation. But Covid-related employment issues, disruption to investigations caused by last year's lockdowns, and increasingly complex cases have jammed up the dispute re...
The week that was with Irene Pink and Te Radar
June 10, 2021 23:50 - 9 minutes - 8.55 MBComedians Te Radar and Irene Pink bring a few laughs.
Book review - Sixteen Horses by Greg Buchanan
June 10, 2021 22:40 - 4 minutes - 4.53 MBSally Wenley reviews Sixteen Horses by Greg Buchanan, published by Macmillan.
Single life - suits Emma John
June 10, 2021 22:10 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBEmma John speaks with Lynn Freeman about embracing single life in a world where being in a couple is seen as the endgame. Marital bliss has failed to materialise for Emma, she hasn't found her 'other half', but she doesn't care.
Kobolds - Jeremy Randerson
June 10, 2021 21:45 - 5 minutes - 5.38 MBActor Jeremy Randerson explores the ethics of saving native over other creatures in a sold out outdoor show in the mid-winter Lōemis Festival. Kobolds takes place in the dark in a park in the Wellington suburb of Melrose. Jeremy tells Lynn Freeman audience members will need to be nimble on their feet and have a flashlight handy.